Mississippi sports betting won’t roll out on schedule. When the state’s month-long waiting period on the newly legal form of gambling expires, Mississippi’s casinos won’t be ready, the gaming commissioner told Reuters in a recent interview.

The Gardenia State’s casinos that have applied to offer sports bets are still carving out space in their businesses to build sports bars and working to meet other state requirements before they can be approved, Commissioner Allen Godfrey said.

“Right now, the ones wanting to get started are still in the renovation phase,” he said, noting it will likely be another two weeks before a casino is approved to take sports bets.

Currently, 13 of the states 28 riverboat and land-based casino properties under the purview of the state’s gaming commission have applied to offer sportsbooks, he said. Eventually, all 28 are expected to be approved for Mississippi sports betting.

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